Last night on The Late Show with David Letterman, Will Smith cleared the air on the attempted kiss heard around the world.

If you haven’t heard, Will Smith slapped Ukrainian television reporter Vitali Sediuk, who tried to kiss the Men in Black star on the lips as he walked down the red carpet in Moscow for the premiere of Men in Black 3.

Apparently Vitali isn’t ashamed of the act and admitted he was indeed going for Will Smiths lips. Many had thought he was going for the cheek, but Vatali refutes that assertion, self proclaiming himself a prankster in the mold of Sacha Baron Cohen. He recently told a magazine that he has made a career out of a lighthearted approach to news that includes efforts to get a rise out of members of Hollywood’s elite. Personally, I think he’s delusional.

Will Smith has laughed off the incident though and says the slap was instinctual. He went on to say, “It was Just Awkward.”

Watch the whole Will Smith segment in this clip from The Late Show with David Letterman.